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[Vibrant General] Mr_Tricorder:
From my experience, these two post are the most complete and accurate. My wife and I have the PHP for both of our phones on our family plan and have both had to replace our G1s (hers twice) before we upgraded to the Vibrant.

Here are three important points I've learned from my dealings with Asurion under T-Mobile's PHP:

1. The deductible ($130 for the Vibrant) will cover ANY KIND of damage.

2. YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING if whatever is wrong with the phone is normally covered by warranty and your warranty is expired. That was the case with my old G1. After one and a half years, the keys started losing responsiveness, so Asurion sent me a new G1 for no additional charge (no deductible and no shipping charges at all).

3. HOLD ONTO YOUR OLD PHONE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR REPLACEMENT (providing you're not reporting it as lost or stolen). Asurion sends out their replacement phones immediately after a claim is made along with a return envelope for your old phone. You have one week after receiving your replacement handset to return your old one or you run the risk of additional charges (I think it was $100 extra when I was replacing my wife's G1 with a cracked screen if I didn't return it in time, but that charge may vary. That was the only instance where we had to pay the deductible, by the way).

This is from my personal experience from dealing with T-Mobile and Asurion on three separate occasions; once for a cracked screen on my wife's G1, once to replace a defective phone (the replacement they sent my wife went bad after a week), and once to replace my past-warranty G1 that was suffering from normal wear and tear. My experience has been very consistent for each occasion.

By the way, they don't ask if your phone is rooted but they do walk you through booting into recovery and wiping the phone. I just pretended that I was looking at a stock G1 recovery screen when I was on the phone with them.
[Vibrant General] SanFrancisco:
Here's how Insurance and Warranties work

On those saying that Asurion covers anything, even if you root the phone, this is inaccurate.

First, understand there's two coverages (insurance, extended warranty), so there's separate coverages and exclusions.

Insurance covers: Casualties, which you all know about: theft, loss, sitting on phone with your fat, extremely fat butt, dropping in the toilet.

Insurance - Does NOT cover:

"Dishonest or Intentional acts by the insured." (That would cover throwing the phone in a lake and claiming the phone was lost. True, you probably won't get caught, but it's still a crime to do this, called insurance fraud.)

"Intentional Loss or Damage" (that would cover rooting).

"Wear and tear, defects, electrical/mechanical breakdown, cosmetic damage."

Deductible must be paid on an insurance claim.

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Warranty - Covers all defects, and failure due to normal wear and tear (compare that with insurance where wear and tear is an exclusion).

Basically if your phone stops working, it's covered. But if it stops working because of damage, it's not covered under a warranty. You need insurance for that.

There is NO deductible or processing fee on warranty claims!

Warranty does NOT cover:

-- Anything an insurance policy would normally cover, such as the casualties I described above.

-- Non functional parts such as trim.
[Vibrant General] SuperMiguel:
i called them today and added the insurance, but it kinda sucks they told that i have to use my phone at least for 2 minutes during that month in order for me to be able to do a claim on the phone...

Sucks since i got this phone using my dads phone number and i use it on my number... So i have to put my dads sim card every month on my phone and make a 2 minute call :SS:S:S suks
[Vibrant General] abcdavidefg:
FRom what i understand the deductible for the vibrant is $130. I think is a lot but i pay the insurance
[Vibrant General] minogue:
Anyone Doing upgrades using Wirefly. They charge a one time fee of $70. and there is no deductible. You pay $0 for a lost, damage, or stolen phone. Now thats still about 12 months of paying $5.99 to T-mobile....
[Vibrant General] masr1979:
Yeah I remember the one time the Big Guy came down to earth and dropped my phone in the toilet :D

On on more serious note, my brother's HD2 was victimized by my cute little niece some days ago, and if I remember he payed $150. Personally I've learned to get by without insurance since I'm always hacking my electronics.... well I did kill my MyTouch, but then again I really shouldn't be flashing stuff after drinking "a few" cups of wine.
[Vibrant General] hukkguai:
I work at Tmo. Even if you brick your phone from root shenanigans, there is a good chance you will be able to do a warranty exchange as long as you don't necessarily SAY that you did it.

Not saying that it will work everytime but it has worked for some of my customers in the past.
[Vibrant General] jrwingate6:
I purchased my Vibrant unsubsidized from a T-Mobile corporate store. I have had insurance on my line for the past 3 years. Will I still be covered by the insurance even though I did not buy the phone under contract?
[Vibrant General] mgiusto:
It's $130, That's what I had to pay to replace my G1 about 3 months ago. Anyone want to buy it from me? I have the Vibrant now. The G1 is white and in barely used condition (visibly it is mint). Only thing is I don't know if I got a brand new G1 from them or a refurb.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
here's the funny part, if you brick your phone or it gets wet or whatever, if you lie to the tmob rep on the phone (just go along with whatever they say, and say the ldi is white) and get it warrantied, it's only like a $100 out of warranty fee to get it replaced. warranty and asurion both send refurbs, so you might as well save $30 on the deductible and $5.99/month. unless they changed the oow fee recently, but i haven't heard anything like that. my wife works in the tmob loyalty dept, and we were talking about this recently because we paid full price for my vibrant and i plan on rooting it and running cm6 when it's available, and she didn't say the oow fee has changed.

so no, the insurance isn't worth it. unless you lose your phone or it gets stolen.
[Vibrant General] pyun:
I was under the assumption that the warranty coverage may be cheaper, buy you can't rely on that alone for long term protection of the phone. I was told by a t-mobile rep just a few weeks ago that the warranty coverage was just an extension of the factory warranty to 2 years instead of one. Is this guy just full of it? Might not be a problem for most if they change phones before they're 2 years old, but might be worth noting for some. Also, I don't think you can add any warranty or insurance bundles after 30 days of owning the phone. Might be wrong.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
unless they changed it, insurance has to be added within 14 days of purchasing the phone (that's what it was when i worked there years ago, they may have changed it with the 'newer' php).

the warranty is one year, tmob assumes the warranty of the manufacturer and basically works as a middle man to the manufacturer to make it easier on the customer, that way when troubleshooting you don't have the 'well it's hardware call xxxxx' then you call the hw manufacturer and they say 'it's the network call tmob'. however, asurion has an extended warranty program as well, i can't speak to that (and i think that one may be 2 years, or unlimited, again, i don't know much about how they work), only tmob's own warranty program. and i just verified that this is still how tmob's warranty works.

so yeah, if you want total coverage, get the insurance. but the only benefit to the insurance over working the warranty program is if you lose your phone or it's stolen, you are covered. otherwise, if it's bricked or wet or broken screen you can just lie and save some monies.

personally, insurance is a total rip off.

another thing to note is some stores (non tmob owned) may have different insurances they try to sell not through tmob and their partnership with asurion.
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
So I bought my vibrant straight up, no contract or anything, what's stopping me from claiming my g1 was stolen and getting it replaced for ****s and gigs? Or just taking the sim card out of my vibrant, saying someone stole it and having a second one to **** around with and another one to leave alone to make sure my daily use one doesn't get jacked up?
[Vibrant General] gagan512:
yeah thats insurance fraud buddy.

if they really want to, they can track that phone down (IMEI) using a network and/or gps connection.
[Vibrant General] degeneration:
Didn't say I was going to, jeez... I suppose the GPS thing makes sense, I was wondering what they could do without it connecting to any data, although then again without a simcard you can make emergency calls... forgot about that, so I guess they could track it however they wanted.

Anyway, a lot of stuff people have mentioned is insurance fraud... buddy... I was just asking... sheesh.
[Vibrant General] moddin:
Is there anyway to signup for the insurance on the tmo website? Couldnt find anything on the website & I dont want to talk to any reprasentatives.
[Vibrant General] Blueman101:
Well, XDA (at least when speaking on the forums) is very anti-torrent/anti-fraud. So thats why he was very "brunt". So apart from the fact that its insurance fraud and the fear of consequences from it, there really is nothing stopping you.
[Vibrant General] boodies:
Pretty lame.. So what's to stop someone who root bricked to say they actually lost their phone?
[Vibrant General] zerosource:
What about no battery? Use it oversea?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anamireh:
I want to unlock and install new rom on my stock froyo nexus one.

I'm just wondering about the paid apps and games i bought if they will work

afterwards . i copied my sdcard on a folder on my computer so is it possible just to copy back my sdcard contents to phone. I appreciate any help.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prettyboy85712:
Everything paid for will be available for re-download, but you will lose all your game progress.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christopher3712:
Correct. I would use Titanium Backup or something of the like before-hand.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] evoflorida:
its free - not sure how good it is.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.kaipic.lightmeter
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] spiicytuna:
I am an avid photographer so I'll download and check it out and report back.
[Droid Incredible Android Development] monty_boy:
Where can I find the DInc vendor overlay/basic vendor setup. I know a lot of people use /koush/android_device_motorola_sholes.git sholes

for the Moto Droid. Anyone have a link for the DInc?

TIA
[Droid Incredible Android Development] doug piston:
Try the same man's git.

http://github.com/koush/android_device_htc_inc
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SquirtingCherry:
Gotta love it : youtube.com/watch?v=uEWkDQI0jN4
[Galaxy S I9000 General] appelflap:
lol, is this for real?

Anyway, I like the GPS blues song more.... :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bynar010:
Subject says it all really! Includes cross platform multiplayer between iphone and android handsets!

:o)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] patchirl:
I gave it a whirl there.

It's class. Reminds me of all the flying games I had to buy a new graphics card to play on my pc years ago :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] buddy01:
Best game ever.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rodney.cabahug:
i cant seem to find this in android market. where did you get yours?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] buddy01:
i googled "skies of glory apk".
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bynar010:
Its on the market, are you unable to see protected apps?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Tachikoma_kun:
Just bought it and had a quick go, really great looking game, but I suck at it, need to try the tutorial before jumping straight in next time LOL
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] DaRkMyk:
Just downloaded it.. nice game... I'm now on the hunt to kill iFags.. :-P

Sent from my Samsung I9000 Galaxy S.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bynar010:
My mate with an x10 can't see it either and he can see other protected apps. Weird one. Something regional?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] azazin:
the game is slowly being released worldwide, only some countries can access it atm.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bommel0815:
it requires android 2.1, thus it is invisible on the X10
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rodney.cabahug:
Got the game now. This game totally rocks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] furstrated:
any of you guys experience failure to install of SOG on rooted jp3 (android 2.2)

i used to have it on unrooted jp3, i reflashed and rooted and now cant seem to install it
[Nexus One Accessories] thelucster:
So I've been using a Boxwave ClearTouch Crystal screen protector for the last few months, and have really been liking it. Recently though the screen has felt a bit rough so I decided to take it off and wash it under soap and water. This worked well, and it feels a lot better, however I have got a load of bubbles under the screen that I can't seem to get out. I think some dust may have settled on it while it was drying.

As such I'm looking for recommendations for a better screen protected, that is washable :)
[Nexus One Accessories] MANTISxB:
I would just get an invisible shield. :)

They pwn in every way, just wipe them down with a damp rag and you're done. :)
[Nexus One Accessories] khaytsus:
... Why would you remove the screen protector??? The "washable" bit is pretty much nonsense, mainly means that they aren't just a sticker you can't get wet IMO. Doesn't mean you can really take them off the phone multiple times.
[Nexus One Accessories] Rusty!:
I use an alcohol based wipe to clean mine, stays on the phone and squeaky clean.
[Nexus One Accessories] thelucster:
I decided to order a Proporta screen protector, so I'll let you all know what that is like when I get it (and this time won't take it off!).
[Nexus One Accessories] diversificationied:
Washable screen protectors allow your entire phone to go in the wash with the rest of your clothes.
[Nexus One Accessories] android01:
I just toss my N1 on my plate when im done eating., and my wife picks it up and washes it in the sink with the rest of the dishes.

Life is good.
[Nexus One Accessories] khaytsus:
Awesome.. We already have "dunked in beer", "swam with phone in pocket", "caught in a heavy rain storm" and random other water intrusion posts.. Now we'll have "washed in pants to get dust out of screen" posts.
[Nexus One Accessories] lostinbeta:
I use the clarivue screen protector. Its static based instead of adhesive based so you can remove it, wash it, and toss it back on. Though in all honesty, why? I mean, the part absinthe the phone screen never gets dirty for me. Just wipe down the front and be on your way...lol. I love the clarivue though, I always forget I have a protector on and it was easy to get bubbles out because you can easily peel off and retry without issue.
[Nexus One Accessories] bigmout:
Use scotch tape to remove dust.
[Nexus One Accessories] thelucster:
So I received the Proporta Advanced Screen Protector, and well, its rubbish. It makes the screen look really bad and refracts all the pixels (I had the same with Zagg shields).

I'm debating whether to get another Boxwave protector or the Clarivue one?
[Nexus One Accessories] vapotrini:
post removed.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
Sometimes my phone tells me during a call that it is switched off and asks if I want to switch it back on. The call of course is then already ended. Does somebody recognize this and, if yes, what can be done about it?

Artemis ROM V25.0

Radio 2.07

Manila 2.5.2016

Thanks in advance,

regards, Kuzibri
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
I wouldn't bet my life on it, but it might just be a bad radio... try flashing another radio, see if there is any difference.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
I use stock ROM radio 2.07, which is IMO one of the best radios, even recommended by Sir Sternas, who makes the Artemis ROM's. I noticed that it only happens during very long calls while the outside temperature is very high, like it was the last time (30 degrees Centrigrade).

regards, Kuzibri
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
I have to admit that heat seemed to be a problem for my HD2 as well... The 41 degrees celsius here seemed to have affected the device pretty hard. I don't know what to say about this, perhaps just get it out of you pocket 2 minutes before placing a call, this way you can be sure that your HD2 is just a little bit cooler.
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
The very long call during the outside high temperature has lead to the battery, according to my wife who had/made the call, becoming pretty hot. So it might be a HD2 "self-defence" action to stop the call and cool the battery down. Let's wait what happens in the near future with this issue.

regards, Kuzibri
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
You might be right, but only time will tell.

Best of luck, my friend!
[HD2 General] kuzibri:
Thanks mate,

regards, Kuzibri
[HD2 General] fallenmonk:
Happened to me for two days then suddenly everything working fine again.
[Captivate Android Development] sn1per420:
So I had my phone rooted, and removed some of the ATT apps using instructions from here: http://androidforums.com/samsung-captivate/124736-t-bloatware-getting-your-way-delete-some.html

After doing all this, the phone still worked fine, but as of today I can't seem to connect via USB. ADB doesn't see the phone, and even if I disable USB debugging and attempt to just connect as mass storage, the drives don't show up in my computer like they used to.

I attempted a windows rollback to just before I installed the drivers, then reconnected the phone, but I did not get any message about unknown devices, and the phone doesn't seem to be in my device manager.

Can anyone help me out here?

Edit: Running Windows 7 x64
[Captivate Android Development] systoxity:
you erased something you werent supposed to. dl the dump posted here & move it to an Micro SD. Put it in your phone and use a program to move it from external to internal memory then load back all the apps you deleted.
[Captivate Android Development] sn1per420:
If I had deleted something, shouldn't USB connectivity have died right after I did that, and not after a night of doing nothing with the phone?

Either way, How exactly would I go about restoring from that stock dump that was posted?
[Captivate Android Development] DailyApper:
Mine is doing the same thing. Had a hard time with the windows 7 drivers to begin with though.

I am going back to XP when I get home. Will see if it will recognize it then.
[Captivate Android Development] sn1per420:
Hm, an update on my situation: 3g watchdog died on me a couple times (gave me the popup, asked me to force close), so I decided to reboot the phone, and now everything works like it used to. I had also restarted my PC since the last time I tried (and failed) to connect over USB.

So if anyone else is having similar problems, I guess try rebooting both the phone and your computer.

I'm going to be keeping a copy of that "Rooted Stock System Restore" update.zip on my phone from now on, just in case.
[Captivate Android Development] _Opiate_:
The first Captivate I got from AT&T did the exact same thing right out of the box. I actually had to return it for another unit. Hopefully that was just a freak thing though.
[Captivate Android Development] thaevl:
I had a similar issue with windows 7 when I was first trying to connect via usb. Not sure if this will work for you, but I had to plug it into my rear port, the front ones didn't work just for the captivate.
[Captivate Android Development] rabbivj:
it seems im having the same probs too i removed the att stock apps that were in one of the posts, im downloading samsung kies atm to see if that will help...

Edit, it did...windows and ADB redetected it.
[Captivate Android Development] gtg465x:
I also rooted my Captivate and removed all of the AT&T crap. USB connection is still working fine under Windows 7 x64. Didn't install Kies or drivers either.
[Captivate Android Development] modum:
Halleleujah!

I had the same problem. Got this file from Samsung, and it worked on my Win7Ultimate 64 bit machine.
[Captivate Android Development] MSHampton:
Try making sure you are back to touch wiz and see if it works... Worked for me.
[Captivate Android Development] Battlehymn:
I had some issues trying to get my phone to connect also ...

Windows Vista64 Ult.

Initially the MTP driver would hang when the phone was connected, and then eventually it would indicate that the installation was successful, then it would re-install itself after about 5 minutes. This was an endless loop which was severely draining of my system resources causing other applications to hang as well. I removed the drivers and ...

I downloaded the USB drivers from Samsung and installed them, when I connected the phone the computer did not recognize it, nor did the display on the phone indicate that it was plugged in. I tried several different USB ports.

I then changed the mode to mass storage and the phone was recognized, but both the internal and my secondary memory cards displayed 0 bytes free of 0 bytes available.

I downloaded the UK version of Kies, this was an utter waste of time. The Kies utility was not able to connect to the phone at all. I mass storage mode Kies displays an alert that it is not compatible, and the same goes for media player mode. If left in Kies mode the phone displays "connected", but the Kies utility just displays "connecting" and never progresses. Uninstalled Kies, and re-installed the Samsung driver ...

Connected the phone in Media Player mode, which is allowing me to access both memory locations without difficulty. Though windows pisses me off every time I connect the phone because it wants to sync windows media center with the phone ... though this is easily ignored.

Has anyone gotten the Kies utility to work with the captivate?
[Captivate Android Development] iLoki:
Try the Canada version, that's been working great for me, in Kies mode and all.
[Captivate Android Development] rockosifraldi:
I had the similar kind of issue, look for the thread with ODIN and windows drivers, that is what worked for me...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unknown_owner:
I saw a ROM that I like the Theme of but I don't want to use that ROM. It doesn't use some features that I would like on my phone. I wanted to use another ROM but wanted to use the theme I liked. Is there a way to extract/copy a theme from a ROM?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TJDuckett:
Most of the roms here are using themes as basis that have already been released and posted up in seperate threads, so you could just search through the forum and find the one you're looking for.

You could also just take that one, extract the theme files, and then just drag them into your own phone's apk and adb push it back into your phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unknown_owner:
Thanks for the tips. I'll have to search around and read up to find those theme files.

I noticed your K-Style theme and that is what I want to do! I want to get icons (or even make them myself) and replace the one in the EnamoRed Theme to have my own touch. From that I will build my own ROm for with features that I like. I doubt it would be anything like the ROMs on here but just my own monster.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tibedabeeto:
How do I get the apk? I do not see it on the market. I always wanted an app to review my usage instead of calling in or looking online.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
Try going to 4shared and searching for it
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tibedabeeto:
NM, I have a co-worker with an Evo. I made a backup of his and sent it to me. It is not what I expected, it makes you access your account on the internet. I was hoping for something like Verizon's app.

http://www.androidcentral.com/myverizon-app-receives-update-brings-data-counter-widget-it
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
Yeah lets not forget were talking about sprint. Not like they try to make things easy...lol